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Kilo Code vs Kiro

Live matchup data for Kilo Code and Kiro: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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Kilo CodeKilo Code

openrouter tokens/day

252.2Brank #3

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

KiroAWS

openrouter tokens/day

not tracked in OpenRouter rankings

usage compares on other signals below

usage — openrouter daily tokens

Usage crossover

usage series pending — daily OpenRouter snapshots build this chart

source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d · no OpenRouter feed: Kiro

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for Kilo Code and Kiro.
SpecKilo CodeKiro
VendorKilo CodeAWS
Homepagekilocode.aikiro.dev
GitHubKilo-Org/kilocode
Package@kilocode/cli
Subscription plans
  • Free & Open Source free
  • Teams $15.00/mo
  • Enterprise
  • Auto Free, BYOK, or local free
  • Kilo Gateway free
  • Kilo Pass Starter $19.00/mo
  • Kilo Pass Pro $49.00/mo
  • Kilo Pass Expert $199/mo
  • KiloClaw Standard $55.00/mo

snapshot Jul 8, 2026

  • KIRO FREE free
  • KIRO PRO $20.00/mo
  • KIRO PRO+ $40.00/mo
  • KIRO PRO MAX $100/mo
  • KIRO POWER $200/mo
  • KIRO PRO (Team) $20.00/mo
  • KIRO PRO+ (Team) $40.00/mo
  • KIRO PRO MAX (Team) $100/mo
  • KIRO POWER (Team) $200/mo

snapshot Jul 8, 2026

GitHub stars25,822
Pkg downloads/day5,393
Latest releasejetbrains/v7.0.2 · 28 h ago

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for Kilo Code and Kiro: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkKilo CodeKiroSource

no benchmark results tracked yet for this pair — boards ingest daily

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for Kilo Code and Kiro over the trailing 30 days.
SignalKilo CodeKiro
Mentions (30d)10
Positive share0%
Negative share0%
Net sentiment0%
30d trend

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

through Jul 8, 2026

faq

Frequently asked

Is Kilo Code more used than Kiro?
The Token Tape tracks daily OpenRouter usage for this matchup, but Kiro has no usage feed yet, so no usage comparison is published. Pricing, benchmarks, and sentiment compare on the available signals.
How does Kilo Code pricing compare to Kiro?
Kilo Code tracked plans: Free & Open Source (free), Teams ($15.00/mo), Enterprise, Auto Free, BYOK, or local (free), Kilo Gateway (free), Kilo Pass Starter ($19.00/mo), Kilo Pass Pro ($49.00/mo), Kilo Pass Expert ($199/mo), KiloClaw Standard ($55.00/mo). Kiro tracked plans: KIRO FREE (free), KIRO PRO ($20.00/mo), KIRO PRO+ ($40.00/mo), KIRO PRO MAX ($100/mo), KIRO POWER ($200/mo), KIRO PRO (Team) ($20.00/mo), KIRO PRO+ (Team) ($40.00/mo), KIRO PRO MAX (Team) ($100/mo), KIRO POWER (Team) ($200/mo). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do Kilo Code and Kiro score on coding benchmarks?
No benchmark results are tracked for either yet; public boards are ingested daily and results appear here as they land.
Where does this comparison data come from?
OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.

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